take root
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"That ultimately creates a kind of fertile ground where many good ideas can take root," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"If after a few days the tree showed signs of life and began to take root, they believed that place was meant for them," Arkoful says.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
It would take years, economists and business leaders say, to reorient global patterns of trade that took decades to take root.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Only moss, grass, lichens, and a few hardy flowers take root in the thin upper layer that thaws briefly in summer.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
